Re: [APD] Fw: Small flourescent bulbs

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

The rating you are referring to is probalby the equivalence
compared to ordianry incandescent lighting.  Since
fluorescents are so much more efficient than incandescents,
you can get the same amount of total light output for about
20-30% of the energy input.  The compact fluorescents that
are spriral or have 3 sets of u-tubes, use a lot of their
light output shining on each other -- in other words the
tubes block a lot of light from each other.  That's one
reason Power compacts and straight tubes can have a much
stronger effective output than those fluoresents meant as
direct replacements for incadescents.  But the repalcements
do indeed give off more light, watt for watt, than
incadescents.

Scott H.
--- Tbarber <terbarb at alltel_net> wrote:
>  
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: Tbarber
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2003 09:43:44 AM
> To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
> Subject: Small flourescent bulbs
>  
> I am sure you have seen them.  The small flourescent
> bulbs that are used to
> replace regular incandescent bulbs.  I just got some that
> are "100 watts".  
> I was wondering if this is a true 100 watts of light
> because they sure would
> be easy to use in my hood.
>  
>  
> Terry Barber  In Atlanta
> http://go-fishnet.com
> 
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